Roofer guilty of employee illegal aliens

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - The owner of a Dayton area roofing company admits to conspiring to bring illegal aliens to work for his company.

Gregory Oldiges, 55, owner of Williams Brothers Roofing and Siding, pleaded guilty in US District Court Tuesday.

Court documents reveal that Oldiges' company handled around 40 contracts between 2004 and 2013 that involved illegal employees working on roofing jobs.

The report says the company knew the workers were illegal aliens using aliases in order to work.

Oldiges also pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud by sending fraudulent invoices to insurance companies for work by his company.

Investigators believe Williams roofing took in nearly $12-million worth of roofing business using illegal workers from 2009 to 2012. The workers were paid a total of $1.7-million.

Oldiges also financed the smuggling of some of the workers to the United States.

The schemes perpetuated by this defendant were pervasive, touching nearly every aspect of the business. These unscrupulous tactics clearly gave his company an unfair advantage over competitors, said Marlon Miller, Special Agent in Charge, HSI Detroit.

The plea agreement includes at least two years in prison, plus Oldiges must pay restitution. He will be sentenced April 8.

Another employee, Jim Honius pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge. He too will be sentenced April 8.

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Roofer guilty of employee illegal aliens